Son of John Francis Freeley and Freda Freeley (nee Welensky). Born Isle of Man, United Kingdom. Adopted by Hans and Eva Weinmann on 7 July 1950 and his name changed to Barry Christopher Weinmann. Husband of Ellie Weinmann (later remarried to Peter Woolcock). Father to Anita Dunsdon, of Durban and Leanne Brayshaw, of Vietnam. ***Email from daughter Anita 3 March 2017. ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Rhodesian Air Force Operations Roll of Honour: KIA — Trojan, with Pat Durrett [Trojan R3244 (ASR 133)].
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian War Casualties. 3rd printing. JustDone / Lulu, 2009 (Rhodesia: Roll of Honour).
Geldenhuys, Prop. Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log. Just Done Productions / Lulu, 2007 (ISBN 978-1-920169-61-9).
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "4 Squadron (RSF)" (the specific squadron) moved to Regiment; "Rhodesian Air Force" (the force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
25 Sep 2026, Rhodesian squadron split: this record was moved from the combined entity "4 Squadron (RSF)" to "4 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force". That entity held both the Rhodesian Air Force flying squadron and the Rhodesian Corps of Engineers squadron of the same number, which are unrelated units; it was created by a cleanup that split shared squadron names by Force alone, and Force does not separate two Rhodesian squadrons. This record is assigned on the evidence of its own Unit or Regiment column naming the Rhodesian Air Force outright, not on the squadron number.
***Submitted for War Grave Status to CWGC, awaiting acceptance
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Geldenhuys — Rhodesian Air Force Operations (Air Strike Log)
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Roll of Honour / aircraft losses — Trojan R3244; ASR 133
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KIA. Trojan, with Pat Durrett Aircraft/serial: Trojan R3244 (ASR 133). Listed in Prop Geldenhuys, Rhodesian Air Force Operations with Air Strike Log (2007), Roll of Honour.
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